GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Westminster College women's basketball team lost 56-38 to Grove City College on the road Wednesday night in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
With the loss, the Titans drop to 1-10 overall and 0-4 in the PAC. With the win, Grove City improves to 5-7 overall and 3-2 in the conference.
Down 19-8 with 8:38 remaining in the first half, the Titans went on an 8-2 run to cut Grove City's lead to 21-16 with 4:44 on the clock. The Wolverines, however, out-scored Westminster 10-0 to take a 31-16 halftime lead.
The Titans got within 11 points of Grove City's lead after a three-pointer by Jenna Grandy (Sharpsville, PA / Sharpsville) with 10:59 remaining in the second half, however that would be the closest Westminster would get.
Senior Allison Borts (Youngstown, OH / Boardman) led the Titans with 11 points, while Grandy bucketed nine points. Sophomore Rachel Durbin (Lowellville, OH / Lowellville) tied a career-high with a team-high seven rebounds. Borts added six rebounds.
Grove City out-shot Westminster 40.4% (23-57) to 30.2% (13-43). Both teams had 34 rebounds.
Westminster will look for its first PAC win on Saturday when it travels to Thiel College with a 1 p.m. start time.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 379 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
